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Iowa Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

4,987

Iowa Cemeteries

884

Burial Records Indexed

99

Counties with Coverage

883

Veterans Buried in IA

Quick answer

How do I search Iowa cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

Iowa research focus

Top signal: 4,987 mapped cemeteries across 99 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

Iowa County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched Iowa cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Clayton

131 cemeteries - 13 burial records - Notable: Sacred Heart Cemetery

131

Davis

103 cemeteries - 1 burial records - Notable: I O O F Cemetery

103

Jackson

152 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Altmount Cemetery

152

Lee

111 cemeteries - 13 burial records - Notable: St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

111

Cluster lane

Emerging Iowa archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Adair

39 cemeteries - 7 burial records - Notable: Greenfield Cemetery

39

Adams

31 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Prairie Rose Cemetery

31

Allamakee

65 cemeteries - 0 burial records - Notable: Adventist Cemetery

65

Appanoose

83 cemeteries - 20 burial records - Notable: Oakland Cemetery

83

How to search this state

How to Find Iowa Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Iowa has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to Iowa.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

99

County archive paths currently organized for Iowa research.

Largest archive layer

152

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

883

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

Iowa County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
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Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Iowa

Memorial Park Cemetery

29 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Elmwood St Joseph Cemetery

20 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

VA

Calvary Cemetery

19 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Evergreen Cemetery

19 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Garden of Memories

18 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Glendale Cemetery

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Riverside Cemetery

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Rose Hill Cemetery

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Iowa.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Iowa Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

Iowa Genealogy Research Guide

Iowa genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in Iowa, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like Iowa death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Iowa.

Frequently asked

Iowa Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search Iowa cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Iowa archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in Iowa?

4,987 cemetery records are currently mapped in Iowa across 99 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Iowa?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search Iowa burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of Iowa.

Are veteran burial locations included in Iowa?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some Iowa county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in Iowa?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for Iowa genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in Iowa?

The oldest cemetery in Iowa depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are Iowa burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in Iowa?

883 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Iowa archive where military branch data is available.